Struggling, and faint, and fainter didst thou wane,
O Moon! and round thee all thy starry train
Came forth to help thee, with half-open eyes,
And trembled every one with still surprise,
That the black Spectre should have dared assail
Their beauteous queen and seize her sacred veil
(Walter Savage Landor)
More Poetry from Walter Savage Landor:
- Verse (Walter Savage Landor Poems)
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- One Lovely Name (Walter Savage Landor Poems)
- The Maid's Lament (Walter Savage Landor Poems)
- Well I Remember How You Smiled (Walter Savage Landor Poems)
- The Evening Star (Walter Savage Landor Poems)